StreetScenes2a.jpg=Scalea, Centro Storico scenes of the very narrow/steep streets
DSC01919.JPG=After leaving Scalea, we had seen a jack-knifed semi-trailer and then we were diverted away from this one, rolled onto its' side on a very high viaduct
DSC01719.JPG=Paestum; Temple of Athena
DSC01850.JPG=Italy; Coastal section on the drive from Paestum to Scalea
DSC01845.JPG=Italy; Coastal section on the drive from Paestum to Scalea. Narrow winding road somwhat like the Amalfi coast stretch.
DSC01753.JPG=Paestum; Temple of Neptune (God of the Sea also known as Poseidon or Apollo) (450 BC) the largest, the most complete and the most imposing and just awesome!
DSC01865.JPG=Italy; Coastal section on the drive from Paestum to Scalea
DSC01801.JPG=Italy; Viaducts on our drive from Paestum to Scalea
DSC01649.JPG=Italy, the Hotel Mandetta in Paestum
DSC01757.JPG=Paestum; Temple of Neptune How could people erect build these heavy columns and canopy, more than 2500 years ago.
DSC01754.JPG=Paestum; Temple of Neptune
DSC01713.JPG=Paestum; National museum 3rd floor is the Museum of the Roman period
DSC01918.JPG=Scalea - the Kangaroo shows up everywhere
Panorama 2.JPG=Cittadella del Capo in a bit of a lull (panorama)
PaestumText.jpg=The Paestum archaeological site. Centuries of human endeavours started by Greek "immigrants" in 720 BC
Salerno2.JPG=Italy, passing by Salerno
P1.JPG=Paestum; view of the mountains behind the National museum (panorama)
DSC01832.JPG=Italy; Capitello coast on our drive from Paestum to Scalea
DSC01645.JPG=Italy, castle on the Amalfi/Cilento coast road overlooking Salerno
StreetScenes3a.jpg=Scalea, Centro Storico scenes of the very narrow/steep streets
DSC01821.JPG=Italy; stunning views on our drive from Paestum to Scalea
DSC01771.JPG=Paestum; Shows how some of the (brick) columns were built
DSC01866.JPG=Italy; Coastal section on the drive from Paestum to Scalea
P16.JPG=Italy; Coast views on the drive from Paestum to Scalea (panorama)
DSC01841.JPG=Italy; Coastal section on the drive from Paestum to Scalea
DSC01665.JPG=Paestum; National museum, part of the temples fascias
StreetScenes4a.jpg=Scalea, Centro Storico scenes of the very narrow/steep streets
DSC01939.JPG=Again, THE NEXT MORNING. Some rain and a rainbow but the start of a nice day. The boat in this picture looks like it is on sand. It is actually going through a muddy river outflow after the storm
Paestum1.JPG=Italy, Paestum - nice beach and a bit threatening clouds
DSC01634.JPG=Italy, Cava de Tirreni on the Amalfi/Cilento coast
DSC01858.JPG=Italy; Christ statue on a mountain near Maratea
DSC01785.JPG=Italy; on our drive through the mountainous coastal area between Paestum and our stopover at Scalea
DSC01833.JPG=Italy; Unusual house construction in Capitello
DSC01811.JPG=Italy; Viaducts on our drive from Paestum to Scalea
DSC01698.JPG=Paestum; National museum. Other massive recovered sandstone tombs of the elite.
DSC01848.JPG=Italy; Coastal section on the drive from Paestum to Scalea
DSC01803.JPG=Italy; Viaducts on our drive from Paestum to Scalea
DSC01937.JPG=Cittadella del Capo during the storm
DSC01689.JPG=Paestum; National museum. Armour dating to 4th and 5th century BC
DSC01813.JPG=Italy; our drive from Paestum to Scalea
Panorama 1.JPG=Scalea pictured from Centro Storico (panorama)
DSC01922.JPG=After leaving Scalea, the driver of this one, rolled onto its' side on a very high viaduct must be thanking God that the safety barrier held. The headlights are on a fire engine
P20.JPG=Paestum; Temple of Hera from the opposite end and with the Temple of Neptune in the background (panorama)
Forum.JPG=Paestum; The remains of the 3rd century Roman Forum. A large open area surrounded by the trading centre/shops
DSC01952.JPG=After leaving Scalea, it didn't take long and the weather turned really bad. Frighteningly strong cross winds and driving rain. So strong that we were looking for a place to stop and let the storm pass.
DSCN3821.JPG=Dinner at the Hotel Mandetta, warm fire, pleasant decoration and real roses in the vase
Panorama 4.JPG=Palmi, Campania - view from our stayover point before crossing to Sicily (panorama)
DSC01656.JPG=Paestum; our first glimpse of the outer wall
DSC01695.JPG=Paestum; National museum. One end of "The Diver's Tomb"
P19.JPG=Italy; our drive from Paestum to Scalea (panorama)
DSC01777.JPG=Paestum; Called "Sacred Street"
CavaDeTirreni1.JPG=Italy, Cava de Tirreni on the Amalfi/Cilento coast
DSC01880.JPG=Italy; Scalea very dark sand
DSC01774.JPG=Paestum; The swimming pool and gymnasium
DSC01927.JPG=Cittadella del Capo during the storm
DSC01721.JPG=Paestum; Some of the housing remains with the Temple of Neptune/Apollo in the far background
DSC01837.JPG=Italy; Coastal section on the drive from Paestum to Scalea
DSC01775.JPG=Paestum; The sacred Heroon with the biggest terracotta tiles we have ever seen. About half metre square
StreetScenes1a.jpg=Scalea, Centro Storico scenes of the very narrow/steep streets
Ampitheatre.JPG=Paestum; Ampitheatre (panorama)
DSC01766.JPG=Paestum; Temple of Neptune from the opposite end
Salerno1.JPG=Italy, passing by Salerno harbour
DSC01881.JPG=Italy; Scalea very dark sand
DSC01759.JPG=Paestum; Temple of Hera
DSC01949.JPG=Continuing south through Campania to our ferry to Sicily
DSC01722.JPG=Paestum; Some of the housing remains
DSC01666.JPG=Paestum; National museum, part of the temples fascias
DSC01798.JPG=Italy; on our drive from Paestum to Scalea
DSC01715.JPG=Paestum; Temple of Athena
DSC01818.JPG=Italy; on our  drive from Paestum to Scalea. Clouds threatening
DSC01948.JPG=THE NEXT MORNING  this is the viaduct where the rolled truck on its' side, about half way across. Imagine if the accident broke through the safety barrier. We saw the recovery vehicle with the damaged truck in tow, surprisingly little damage
DSC01746.JPG=Paestum; The southern side of the Roman Forum
DSC01810.JPG=Italy; Ancient viaducts on our drive from Paestum to Scalea
DSC01699.JPG=Paestum; National museum. Other massive recovered sandstone tombs of the elite.
DSC01685.JPG=Paestum; National museum, a replica created to show how the temples fascias would have looked with their decoration
DSC01779.JPG=Paestum; Temple of Athena from the opposite end
DSC01655.JPG=Italy, the Hotel Mandetta in Paestrum
DSC01770.JPG=Paestum; Some of the housing remains - this one would have been an important household
DSC01704.JPG=Paestum; National museum. Other massive recovered sandstone tombs of the elite.
P14.JPG=Italy; Ancient viaducts on our drive from Paestum to Scalea (panorama)
DSC01947.JPG=Cittadella del Capo a high speed train zooming through
DSC01969.JPG=Ancient signal tower on our way south through Campania to our ferry to Sicily
DSC01825.JPG=Italy; our drive from Paestum to Scalea
DSC01743.JPG=Paestum; The southern side of the Roman Forum
DSC01878.JPG=Italy; Scalia dinner after a long day seafood pasta with Mussells - $2 for a Kilo - are you jealous Les?
DSC01955.JPG=Continuing south through Campania to our ferry to Sicily
DSC01659.JPG=Paestum; National museum. Urns and artefacts dating to 4th and 5th century BC
DSC01873.JPG=Italy; Maratea coast views on the drive from Paestum to Scalea
DSC01782.JPG=Paestum; Town perimeter wall with tower
P2.JPG=Paestum; National museum. Other massive recovered sandstone tombs of the elite. (panorama)
DSC01636.JPG=Italy, Cava de Tirreni on the Amalfi/Cilento coast
DSC01824.JPG=Italy; our drive from Paestum to Scalea
DSC01831.JPG=Italy; Capitello coast on our drive from Paestum to Scalea
DSC01933.JPG=Paestum; Town map shows the main points of interest
DSC01693.JPG=Paestum; National museum. The top cover of "The Diver's Tomb"
DSC01932.JPG=Cittadella del Capo car park where we spent a very windy night. The van shook violently with the wind gusts
Panorama 3.JPG=Again, THE NEXT MORNING. Some rain and a rainbow but the start of a nice day. (panorama)
DSC01847.JPG=Italy; Coastal section on the drive from Paestum to Scalea
Panorama 6.JPG=Scalea, Centro Storico (historic centre) on the hilltop
DSC01772.JPG=Paestum; In the housing area, part of the swimming pool of an important house
DSC01893.JPG=Scalea, Centro Storico (historic centre) on the hilltop
DSC01884.JPG=Italy; Scalea very dark sand
DSC01963.JPG=Campania; obelisk above one of the villages - we guess about 20metres high
DSC01644.JPG=Italy, Amalfi/Cilento coast road tunnels overlooking Salerno
DSC01725.JPG=Paestum; Ampitheatre entrance
DSC01672.JPG=Paestum; National museum. Urns and artefacts dating to 4th and 5th century BC
P13.JPG=Italy; on our drive from Paestum to Scalea
DSC01806.JPG=Italy; our drive from Paestum to Scalea
DSC01788.JPG=Italy; on our drive from Paestum to Scalea
DSC01879.JPG=Italy; Scalea - Yellow Boat; what else would you call it?
DSC01762.JPG=Paestum; Temple of Hera (aka Basilica). The most ancient temple (550 BC)
DSC01650.JPG=Italy, Paestum - nice beach, threatening clouds didn't come to much.
P22.JPG=Italy; our drive from Paestum to Scalea (panorama)
DSC01692.JPG=Paestum; National museum. One side of the most famous of the recovered sandstone tombs of the elite. "The Diver's Tomb"
DSC01930.JPG=So, back to the stormy evening, some pictures of where we were forced to stay in a car park. We didn't think we had seen a similar phenomenon, where the gale force winds created waves that travelled out to sea with spray rising a long way over the water
DSC01653.JPG=Italy, the (signal) Tower of Paestum built in 1566
DSC01680.JPG=Paestum; National museum. Urns and artefacts dating to 4th and 5th century BC
DSC01875.JPG=Italy; Signal tower close to Scalea
DSC01863.JPG=Italy; Coastal section on the drive from Paestum to Scalea
DSC01767.JPG=Paestum; Temple of Neptune from the opposite end
DSC01944.JPG=Again, THE NEXT MORNING. Some rain and a rainbow but the start of a nice day.
DSC01781.JPG=Italy; one of many "restorers delights"
DSC01668.JPG=Paestum; National museum. Goddess Hera statues dating to 4th and 5th century BC
DSC01703.JPG=Paestum; National museum. Other massive recovered sandstone tombs of the elite.
DSC01957.JPG=Continuing south through Campania to our ferry to Sicily
DSC01717.JPG=Paestum; Temple of Athena
P15.JPG=Italy; Capitello coast on our drive from Paestum to Scalea
DSC01962.JPG=Continuing south through Campania to our ferry to Sicily
DSC01834.JPG=Italy; Capitello coast on our drive from Paestum to Scalea
P6.JPG=Paestum; Comitium (panorama)
DSC01827.JPG=Italy; our drive from Paestum to Scalea
P8.JPG=Paestum; Temple of Hera (panorama)
Panorama 7b.JPG=Campania; Palmi harbour and marina - night view (panorama)
DSC01671.JPG=Paestum; National museum, part of the temples fascias
DSC01733.JPG=Paestum; Comitium
DSC01908.JPG=Scalea, Centro Storico - many very old houses for sale. Probably by vendors whose knees have given out after carrying their groceries home from each shopping trip
DSC01712.JPG=Paestum; National museum 3rd floor is the Museum of the Roman period
DSC01773.JPG=Paestum; In the housing area, part of the swimming pool of an important house
